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Hunt for antiques on High Street, Strathalbyn
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Take a cruise to the Murray River mouth
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Cruise the wilderness of Coorong National Park
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Ride the coastal Cockle Train
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Whale watch along the Encounter Bay coastline
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Ride the horse-drawn tram to Granite Island
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Visit the SA Whale Centre
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Meet Granite Island’s Little Penguins
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Head inland to Glacier Rock
10 Hike the Heysen Trail
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11 Camp in Deep Creek Conservation Park
12 Meet the rare Leafy Seadragon
13 Dive the ex-HMAS Hobart
14 Visit the Shrine of our Lady of Yankalilla
15 Take in the sights at Myponga Reservoir Lookout
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16 Drive along the beach at Aldinga
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17 Sample regional produce at the Willunga Farmers Market
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19 Bare all (if you dare) at Maslin nudist beach
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18 Drink award-winning wines at McLaren Vale cellar doors
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20 Dive the Port Noarlunga Aquatic Reserve
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SECTION THREE
13 ex – HMAS Hobart
Scuttled four nautical miles westnorth-west off Marina St Vincent in
2005, the Ex-HMAS Hobart is now
Australia’s most accessible and
exciting dive wrecks.
Contact Aussiextreme
Chauffeured Tours
Normanville
Telephone: 0418 810 299
14 Shrine of our Lady of Yankalilla
The world’s newest Marian shrine
and a place of spiritual importance,
see an apparition of the Virgin Mary
holding baby Jesus on a wall at this
picturesque country church.
Perched on the edge of Myponga
Reservoir, this pretty town is at the centre
of rich grazing and dairy country, where
herds of Friesian cows are often joined at
dusk by mobs of grey kangaroos. There’s
a good weekend craft and produce market
and a boutique brewery.
• Lovely Valley Beverage Factory
These delicious brews are all made with
Coral Based water said to have various
health benefits.
Hansen Street, Myponga
Open: Daily 10am – 5pm
Telephone: (08) 8558 6166
ALDINGA
(16kms from Myponga)
Head to Aldinga Beach and follow
the esplanade north to Port Willunga,
where you can dine at the world-
• Willunga Quarry Market
16 Beach Driving
You’ll get a big country welcome at this
market run by volunteers from the local
community. Stock up on produce, plants
and craft.
Pack your car and experience the
freedom of beach driving. You don’t
even need a four-wheel drive!
• Adelaide Biplanes
Enjoy Adelaide’s south coast from
the air at sunset, or experience an
aerobatic flight that will put your
senses into overload.
Colville Road, Aldinga
Telephone: (08) 8556 5404
This is the largest area of native
coastal vegetation in the greater
Adelaide region. Look out for rare
coral lichen which can be found
woven among pink-gums.
• Victory Hotel
Eat a fabulous meal from the top of
a hill overlooking the vast expanse of
Sellicks Beach at this iconic hotel.
Main South Road, Sellicks Beach
Phone: (08) 8556 3083
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“Meet the grower; taste the region”
at the Willunga farmers market, the
first not-for-profit market in South
Australia and is the place to be on a
Saturday morning.
Willunga Town Square
Operating: Saturdays 8am – 12:30pm
Telephone: (08) 8556 4297
TOP SPOT
You’ll see for miles across the Willunga
Basin to Gulf St Vincent from the
Willunga Hill Lookout. Travel along the
Victor Harbor Road almost to the top of
Willunga Hill.
They say…
The bell in Willunga’s St Stephen’s
Church on St Andrews Terrace is
old – so old in fact that it is reputed
to have been cast during the reign of
Elizabeth I in the 1500s.
You’ll find yourself surrounded by worldclass wine, exceptional regional produce
and brilliant local art in McLaren Vale.
Just a 40 minute drive from Adelaide,
here you can meet local winemakers,
take part in cooking classes and visit
everything from contemporary cellar
doors to boutique wineries.
• Blessed Cheese — Home of the
McLaren Vale Cheese & Wine Trail
This progressive picnic matches some
of Australia’s finest artisan made
cheese with some of McLaren Vale’s
best wineries.
Main Street, McLaren Vale
Open: Monday – Thursday 8am –
4:30pm & Friday – Sunday 8am – 5pm
Telephone: (08) 8323 7958
Share the good life by rolling up
your sleeves and gaining a hands-on
experience in winemaking, olive oil
processing, pickling and preserving.
Watch chocolates being made in
front of your eyes – including South
Australian icon FruChocs – on the
Chocolate Line at Medlow’s.
Main Street, McLaren Vale
Open: Daily 10am – 5pm
Telephone: (08) 8323 9105
Who founded McLaren Vale?
Apparently the town began when
Thomas Hardy purchased the Tintara
vineyard. If you hear a bell tolling just
as the first grapes are ready to pick,
it will be coming from Wirra Wirra,
where the bell is rung to signal both
the start and end of vintage.
Branson Road, McLaren Vale
Tours Start: Noon daily
Bookings Essential
Telephone: (08) 8323 0060
• Fox Creek Behind the Scenes
Winery Tour
See the ins and outs of harvesting
through to production at one of
McLaren Vale’s best known wineries.
You can even meet winery dog
Shadow, the inspiration behind the
Shadow’s Run wine label.
Malpas Road, McLaren Vale
Tour Times: 10:20am Monday,
Wednesday & Friday
Bookings Essential
Telephone: (08) 8556 2403
Get into it!
With so much to see, it’s hard to
know where to start your McLaren
Vale experience – which is where the
McLaren Vale Tourist Drive comes in.
Use this drive to experience superb
cellar doors and beautiful views of
vineyards and the coast.
While McLaren Vale officially
marks the end of the Fleurieu Way,
the adventure doesn’t stop here.
Before reaching Adelaide, follow
the coast to Port Noarlunga via
Maslin Beach.
PORT NOARLUNGA
(12kms from McLaren Vale)
Caves, a sandy beach, shops, cafes, a
long jetty and a reef that appears and
disappears with the tide are features
of this seaside village and suburb of
Adelaide. This old port township at the
mouth on the Onkaparinga River is also
a popular fishing spot.
• The Ultimate Adventure
Playground
Don’t miss this fort-like adventure
experience. The kids will have a great
time exploring the mazes and towers.
18 McLaren Vale Wine Region
Saltfleet Street, Port Noarlunga
If you know wine, you’ll know
McLaren Vale. Only 40 minutes from
Adelaide, this famous wine making
region touched by the Fleurieu
Peninsula’s gentle sea breezes
produces world-class wines. You’ll
need a week or more to explore all 76
cellar doors!
• Port Noarlunga Heritage Walk
Pick up a brochure from The Arts
Centre and learn about this vibrant
community’s past.
• Coast to Vines Rail Trail
This shared trail passes through the
vineyards from Willunga to McLaren
Vale before crossing the Onkaparinga
River and travelling along the old
Willunga rail line before reaching the
coast at Seaford.
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Tourist Route 60
Distance: 30km
Time to drive: 2 hours
Time to explore: 3.5 hours
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• Medlow’s Confectionery
Open: Weekends & Public Holidays
1pm – 5pm & Tuesday 11am – 4pm
Telephone: (08) 8556 2255
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• Producers of McLaren Vale Day Tour
Step back in time and visit the original
courthouse and police station and
fascinating Slate Museum. Armed with
a copy of the Willunga Self-Guided Slate
Walk, you won’t miss out on anything.
Known for its almonds, this town on
the edge of the McLaren Vale valley
is full of beautiful old buildings and
friendly locals. A visit to its picturesque
High Street is a must along with the
Willunga Farmer’s Market where you
can snap up fresh local produce and
meet the locals each Saturday.
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(6kms from Willunga)
• Willunga Courthouse Museum
WILLUNGA
(7kms from Aldinga)
Warners Rd
Get into it!
Aldinga Road, Willunga
Second Saturday of every month
9am – 1pm
Telephone: (08) 8556 2502
Sellicks Beach to Aldinga Beach
South
Entrance Points: Sellicks Beach
Road, Sellicks Beach, The Esplanade,
Aldinga Beach
• Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
Enjoy some outdoors time with the
family driving along a spectacular
beach at Aldinga, Moana, Sellicks or
Silver Sands. Close to Adelaide, this
great part of Fleurieu Peninsula has
everything from natural mallee scrub
through to a coastline cherished by
divers, anglers, swimmers and boaties.
Get into it!
Bagshaw Rd
Normanville and Yankalilla boast pubs,
cafes, great shops and loads of places
to stay while you can enjoy swimming,
snorkeling, boating or other waterbased activities along the Yankalilla
Bay coastline. Prefer a town without
any shops? Then hire a beach house at
Carrickalinga.
MYPONGA
(12kms from Yankalilla)
Offering sweeping views across the
water and of the surrounding pine
forest, follow the signs from Main
South Road to reach this lookout.
Nearby you can even drive across the
reservoir wall.
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The ex-HMAS Hobart Memorial Lookout
pays tribute to the scuttled navy ship
sitting off the Yankalilla Bay coastline.
You can find it on Main South Road at
Lady Bay Gorge.
Yankalilla Anglican Church
Main South Road, Yankalilla
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famous Star of Greece, perched on a
cliff overlooking the water. It’s even
been known to attract celebrities such
as singer Kylie Minogue.
Hamilton Rd
TOP SPOT
Rolling hills meet sand dunes and
white sandy beaches and impossibly
blue water in this beautiful part of the
world that stretches from Rapid Bay
Head to Carrickalinga, encompassing
the towns of Rapid Bay, Second Valley,
Lady Bay, Normanville, Yankalilla and
Carrickalinga.
Yankalilla Bay is one of the few places
in the world where you can see the
rare Leafy Seadragon. Rapid Bay
Jetty (one of the best jetty dives in
the world) and Second Valley are its
favourite haunts.
Get into it!
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A scuttled navy ship, beaches to drive
on, one of Australia’s most famous
wine growing regions and even a
Marian shrine are just some of the
highlights of this trip that ends (or
begins depending on which direction
you’re heading in) in suburbs abutting
the cosmopolitan city of Adelaide.
12 Leafy Sea Dragon
It is only the second known apparition of
Mary in an Anglican church and a shrine
mass for the sick is held each Sunday at
2pm.
Chaffeys Rd
CAPE JERVIS TO McLAREN
VALE (74kms)
Get into it!
Coppermine Rd
YANKALILLA BAY
(32kms from Cape Jervis)
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• Onkaparinga National Park
They say…
Look for koalas, kangaroos, echidnas
and possums among the River Red
Gums and, lush open grasslands that
make up this estuarine environment.
Trying to hook the catch of the day?
Then keep an eye on the locals who
often try their luck at Port Noarlunga
Jetty or the southern beach at the
mouth of the Onkaparinga Estuary.
Happy fishing!
Get into it!
19 Maslin Beach
Want to avoid tan lines? You can
at Maslins, Australia’s first official
nude beach. Look out for the Nude
Olympics held each year around
Australia Day. Leave McLaren Vale
via Tatachilla Road and follow it to the
coast.
20 Port Noarlunga Aquatic Reserve
You’ll find this amazing marine
environment, including a gigantic
reef, off the esplanade at Port
Noarlunga. Don a snorkel and mask
and marvel at the variety of fish.
Clockwise from top left: Horse Riding, Normanville,
Fleurieu Peninsula; Diving with Leafy Seadragons,
Rapid Bay, Fleurieu Peninsula; Second Valley,
Fleurieu Peninsula; Summer at the Beach, Silver
Sands, Aldinga, Fleurieu Peninsula; Relaxing
on the Beach, Silver Sands, Aldinga, Fleurieu
Peninsula; Alfresco Dining, Star of Greece, Port
Willunga, Fleurieu Peninsula; Old Jetty, Port
Willunga, Fleurieu Peninsula; Wirra Wirra Winery,
McLaren Vale, Fleurieu Peninsula; Enjoying a
Wine on the Balcony, D’Arenberg Vineyards and
Winery, McLaren Vale, Fleurieu Peninsula; Bike
Riding, Penny’s Hill Wines, McLaren Vale, Fleurieu
Peninsula; Vineyards, Seaview Road, McLaren Vale,
Fleurieu Peninsula.